Men in Caring Occupations

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-viii

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2. Identity, Visibility, Emotions

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Introducing Men in Non-Traditional Occupations

      • Ruth Simpson

      Pages 3-21

   3. Identities

      • Ruth Simpson

      Pages 22-41

   4. (In)visibility

      • Ruth Simpson

      Pages 42-59

   5. Gender, Service and Emotions

      • Ruth Simpson

      Pages 60-74

3. Occupational Contexts

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 75-75

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   2. Gender, Performativity, Space: Male Cabin Crew and the Negotiation of Identity

      • Ruth Simpson

      Pages 77-92

   3. Bodies, Embodiment and Male Nurses

      • Ruth Simpson

      Pages 93-109

   4. Male Primary School Teachers and the Negotiation of a Professional Identity

      • Ruth Simpson

      Pages 110-128

   5. Occupational Image and Social Identity: The Case of Male Librarians

      • Ruth Simpson

      Pages 129-145

   6. Reflexivity and Constructions of Difference in the Context of Nursing Care

      • Ruth Simpson

      Pages 146-158

   7. Conclusion

      • Ruth Simpson

      Pages 159-171

4. Back Matter

   Pages 172-193

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Exploring how men in service and caring occupations (cabin crew, primary school teachers, nurses and librarians) both 'do' and 'undo' gender as they manage the potential mismatch between gender and occupational identity, this book engages with the key theoretical concepts of identity, visibility and emotions to examine men's experiences.

• Doing gender
• gender
• women

'This is a very welcome book on the field of occupational choice. It is well signposted and written for both undergraduate and postgraduate students, as well as a non-academic audience. I have already ordered library copies and included it as a "must-read" addition to reading lists on gender and occupational choice.' - Sue Child, Times Higher Education

• Brunel University, UK

  Ruth Simpson

RUTH SIMPSON is Professor in Management at Brunel Business School, Brunel University, UK. Her research interests include gender and emotions, gender and management education and gender and organizations. Other published work include Gendering Emotions in Organizations and Voice, Visibility and the Gendering of Organizations.

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